Picture of the Week

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Welcome back to AVweb's "Picture of the Week" —
the feature wherein we share the best reader-submitted photos from the
past week with all our fellow AVwebbers. This week, you'll notice
a few changes in the "POTW" — most notably, that we're going to back to
our old habit of sharing only the top three reader photos.

But don't panic! This is actually part of a
clever scheme on our part to share more photos with you.
(Read on!)

Over the past couple of years, we've been sneaking in
extra photos here and there whenever we could. (To be honest, we
were mostly doing this because there were too many cool photos that went
unseen when we featured only the top three.) But the more photos
we show, the more photos our readers submit. Lately we've been
running 8 to 10 pictures each week and feeling that we could easily keep
going to another 8 or 10! So, in an effort to get more photos out
there, we're trimming the feature down to the Top Three photos once
again — and posting a dozen or so bonus pics on the
AVweb home page every week!

Feel free to browse through our top photos while you
glance at the day's headlines — and don't be surprised if we sneak a
couple of extra images in there throughout the week. (We're
devilish that way.)

A quick note for submitters: We're going to try
to limit it to one photo per reader per week, so if you've got several
photos that you feel are "POTW" material, your best bet is to submit
them one-a-week! ;)

Jim
Wilson of Allen, Texas writes, "A passing thunderstorm almost
dissuaded me from shooting this aircraft. Turns out the storm and
mist made the shot!" We couldn't agree more — and so Jim's photo
is our "Picture of the Week" for December 14.

Watch your mailbox for an Official AVweb Baseball Cap, Jim!

AVweb continues to receive a large number of excellent images for
our POTW contest. Here are some of the runners-up. Due to privacy issues,
AVweb does not publish e-mail addresses of
readers who submit photos.

The cheeky headline from Ron Lee of
Peyton, Colorado made us wince and smirk — but not enough to counter the
shock of seeing someone's dream wrapped up in a tree like a wayward
kite. Ron tells us the plane lost power while flying night-time
T&Gs and crashed into this tree near Ron's FBO. Thankfully, the
pilot walked away.

A Reminder About Copyrights: Please take a moment to consider the
source of your image before submitting to our "Picture of the Week" contest.
If you did not take the photo yourself, ask yourself if you are indeed
authorized to release publication rights to AVweb. If you're uncertain,
consult the
POTW
Rules or
send us an e-mail.

Question of the Week

Picture of the Week

Ted Runciman of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire (England) enlists the Turkish Air Force in our latest "Picture of the Week." Click through to read more about the top photos and see other stunning shots from AVweb readers.